20 Funny Palindromes | Examples & Explanations
A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards (e.g., “level”). Palindromes can also be numbers (e.g., “212”) or dates (e.g., the year “1221”).
Palindromes are sometimes used in puzzles, wordplays, or to humorous effect. This article contains a list of 20 funny palindromes.
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Funny palindromes
These palindromes may be funny because of how they sound, what they mean, or the unexpected imagery they evoke.
1. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
Though the man—Ferdinand de Lesseps— first made a canal plan for Suez.
2. No lemon, no melon.
No fruit for you.
3. Taco cat
An Internet favorite.
4. Madam, in Eden, I’m Adam.
From a first meeting a long, long time ago.
5. Go hang a salami, I’m a lasagna hog.
For true meat lovers only.
6. Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
A bit of hyperbole, perhaps?
7. Never odd or even.
Mathematical magic.
Belphegor is a prince of hell in Christian demonology, and this prime number got its name from Christian superstitions. In the middle it has “666,” believed to be “the number of the beast,” and on either side, thirteen zeros. Thirteen is considered unlucky in Western culture.
8. Yo, Banana Boy!
An unfortunate nickname or a highly specialized salesman.
9. Do geese see God?
If so, does God have a beak?
10. Rats live on no evil star.
Introducing rat-stronauts.
11. Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.
Smoking is bad for you!
12. Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Must have been a tiny car or a giant cat.
13. Mr. Owl ate my metal worm.
Scenes from a steampunk nature documentary.
14. Did Hannah see bees? Hannah did.
Hopefully she didn’t get stung.
15. Amore, Roma.
When in Rome…
16. Never a foot too far, even.
Extreme precision.
17. Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard.
Would Shakespeare agree?
18. No sir, away! A papaya war is on.
A delicious declaration of war.
19. Murder for a jar of red rum
You might have a red rum problem.
20. Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?
So said the vanguard.
Frequently asked questions about funny palindromes
- What are some palindrome names?
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Some palindrome names are:
- Ada
- Aja
- Anna
- Ava
- Bob
- Eve
- Elle
- Hannah
- Kilik
- Otto
- Navan
- Viv
Palindromes can be names, words, numbers, or dates, and funny palindromes are sometimes used as jokes or song lyrics.
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- What are some palindrome dates?
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Some palindrome dates are:
- 11/02/2011 (November 2, 2011)
- 02/02/2020 (February 2, 2020)
- 12/02/2021 (December 2, 2021)
These are palindrome dates in American English, where the date format is MM/DD/YYYY. In British English, which uses DD/MM/YYYY, some of these palindromes won’t work.
Palindromes can be dates, numbers, names, or words. People sometimes create funny palindromes for humorous effect.
If you want to use palindromes in your writing, check their spelling with QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker.
- What’s the longest palindrome word?
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The longest palindrome word in English is “tattarrattat,” which has 12 letters. This word was invented by the writer James Joyce for his novel Ulysses. “Tattarrattat” employs onomatopoeia, mimicking the sound of knocking on a door.
Palindromes can be words, numbers, dates, and names. Sometimes, whole sentences are written as funny palindromes, a type of wordplay.
If you use palindromes in your writing, check you’ve spelled them correctly with QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker.
- What are 25 palindrome words?
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25 palindrome words are:
- Bob
- Civic
- Dad
- Deified
- Detartrated
- Eve
- Kayak
- Level
- Madam
- Minim
- Mom
- Noon
- Peep
- Pop
- Pup
- Racecar
- Radar
- Refer
- Repaper
- Reviver
- Rotator
- Rotor
- Solos
- Stats
- Tenet
Palindromes can be words, names, and numbers. Funny palindromes are often whole sentences intended to cause comedic effect.
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